Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Craig Petersen (4-3 across 7 tracked bouts) and Lionel Butler (32-17-1) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.
Craig Petersen vs Lionel Butler — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Craig Petersen leads 1–0- Craig Petersen wonButler vs PetersenMar 24, 1990 · UD
The Numbers
- 4-3
- Record
- 32-17-1 (edge)
- 57.1%
- Win %
- 65% (edge)
- 1
- Wins by knockout
- 25 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 78.13%
- 25%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 78% (edge)
- 2 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 8
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 1
- Bouts per year
- 2.4 (edge)
- 7
- Bouts tracked
- 52
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
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- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 72″ (183 cm)
- —
- Age
- 59
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyCraig Petersen · 4 wins
KO/TKO
1
Decision
3
Other
0
Lionel Butler · 32 wins
KO/TKO
25
Decision
6
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (7 and 52 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
1 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Craig Petersen
LWWLL
L1 streak · last fought Jan 28, 1997
Lionel Butler
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Jun 12, 2010
Common Questions
- Have Craig Petersen and Lionel Butler ever fought each other?
- Yes. Craig Petersen and Lionel Butler met once on March 24, 1990, and Craig Petersen won by UD.
- Who has the better record, Craig Petersen or Lionel Butler?
- Craig Petersen is 4-3 across the 7 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Lionel Butler is 32-17-1. Lionel Butler has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Craig Petersen or Lionel Butler?
- Craig Petersen has 1 knockout win and Lionel Butler has 25. Lionel Butler has more.
- Do Craig Petersen and Lionel Butler have any common opponents?
- Craig Petersen and Lionel Butler share 1 common opponent: Chris Byrd. Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Craig Petersen and Lionel Butler?
- This comparison is drawn from 7 bouts tracked for Craig Petersen and 52 bouts tracked for Lionel Butler. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.